ThruNite Archer 2A V3 vs Olight S30R Baton III

The ThruNite Archer 2A V3 is a great Standard Flashlight for its $24 asking price.

The Olight S30R Baton III, on the other hand, is not worth its $74 price tag and should be avoided by most people. We strongly suggest that you take a look at some better alternatives if you're considering spending around $75 on a Standard Flashlight.

Two highly trusted sources that perform well-thought-out in-depth testing consider the ThruNite Archer 2A V3 to be a great product - it earned the "Top Pick" title from Wirecutter (NYTimes) and "Best baton-style flashlight" from CNET in their respective Standard Flashlight roundups, which is a good indication of it being a notable product.

Moving on to the Olight S30R Baton III: no sources that perform reliable and objective hands-on testing have included it in their Standard Flashlight roundups, which usually means that a product doesn't make for a good purchase.

Lastly, we wanted to do a direct ThruNite Archer 2A V3 vs. Olight S30R Baton III comparison of their review performance, but were unable to find any review ratings of the Olight S30R Baton III.

We nevertheless pitted the ThruNite Archer 2A V3 against other Standard Flashlights on the market and found that it, on average, performed worse than its competitors - it earned a review average of 6.0 out of 10, compared to the 7.7 review average of Standard Flashlights in general.